GRE vocabulary
philistine
a person hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts
In a sentence
Philistine in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing philistine in a sentence.
He dismissed the critics as philistines who could not appreciate the painting.
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Questions about “philistine”
Philistine (noun) means a person hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts
Here is philistine used in an example sentence: "He dismissed the critics as philistines who could not appreciate the painting."
Common synonyms for philistine include boor, barbarian, lowbrow, vulgarian.
Antonyms of philistine include aesthete, connoisseur.
Philistine is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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